Poland Plans to Test Military Equipment on Ukrainian Front

Warsaw aims to use Ukraine’s battlefield experience to test equipment and deepen joint drone and defense industry cooperation. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied (For illustrative purposes) A Polish soldier is seen as he operates an interception drone of the American MEROPS counter drone system during tests at the Nowa Deba military training ground, south-eastern Poland, on Nov. 18, 2025. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Poland plans to test domestically produced military equipment on Ukraine’s battlefield as part of deepening defense cooperation, Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk said on Wednesday, April 29. Defense24 reported that Tomczyk, speaking on the sidelines of the Road to Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rzeszow, said Ukraine offers a “unique testing ground” due to its direct combat experience against a conventional army. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . “[This is] the real picture of what works and what does not,” he said, adding that Polish equipment should first be tested domestically before being evaluated under real battlefield conditions in Ukraine. Tomczyk said expanding cooperation in drone technologies is a priority, including increased collaboration between Polish and Ukrainian companies. He cited WB Electronics as an example of an existing partner already working with Ukraine. He also confirmed that joint drone production on Polish territory is being considered, though it would require a mutually beneficial cooperation model that takes into account Ukraine’s wartime needs. The remarks come as Poland and Ukraine seek to shift their relationship toward deeper industrial and technological cooperation, moving beyond a donor-recipient model. The Rzeszow event is part of preparations for the Ukraine Recovery Conference scheduled for June in Gdansk, where officials and industry representatives are exploring joint defense projects aligned with battlefield demands. Other Topics of Interest Grain Dispute Strains Israel-Ukraine Relations as Jerusalem Accuses Kyiv of Social Media Diplomacy Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar denied Ukraine’s allegations that Israel accepted looted grain, claiming that Kyiv provided no evidence and relied on “Twitter diplomacy.” On Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine has finalized all state-level decisions needed to begin exporting domestically produced weapons , marking a significant shift in the country’s defense-industrial policy amid the ongoing war with Russia. According to Zelensky, the framework will cover the production and supply of drones, missiles, ammunition, and other in‑demand weapons systems, as well as military equipment, software, integration with partners’ defense systems, and the exchange of Ukrainian technological expertise. He also stressed that Ukraine’s Armed Forces will have priority access to required weapons. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.